Commentary

America’s research universities and technology companies frequently experience the great value of U.S. global engagement, and as leaders in the technology and higher education sectors we know that engagement depends upon a clear strategy and commitment from the U.S. government.

Election season presents an opportunity for everyone in Arizona to think critically about the future. Our decisions on how best to move forward have generational effects on the diverse group of people who call this state home – and it’s crucial that the leaders we choose to carry out those decisions in Phoenix understand what’s at stake. We need Fred DuVal.

We can no longer afford to compromise by electing career political insiders. As a native Arizonan and a sitting state legislator, I am faced with the consequences of the current economic climate every day. Our schools are underperforming, our businesses have been slow to recover and state revenues are falling short of projections. Doug Ducey is the only candidate I trust to improve Arizona because he has an honest, straightforward approach.

Eight words many Arizonans thought they would never hear: “Public transportation in Arizona is exceeding ridership expectations.”
While the last nine years have seen Arizonans, on average, drive fewer miles each year, transit agencies across our state have seen record ridership.

In 1980, local mental health experts came together to draft what became known as Senate Bill 1057, a proposed statute intended to create a responsive and accessible community-based system for persons with serious mental illness.

The remarkable growth of the Internet over the last 20 years has largely been driven by technological advances, but proposed regulations threaten to put the brakes on this communications medium that has been a boon to business and consumers alike.

In a recent Arizona Capitol Times commentary, advocates peddled support for Proposition 480, the county hospital bond proposal. It was revealing that the advocates left out the most important piece of information about the proposal; the price tag. This wasn’t an oversight but rather a clear recognition that the overwhelming cost of the proposal is impossible to justify.

The recent comments regarding forced birth control made by Russell Pearce, while certainly unacceptable and wholly inappropriate, uncover a fascinating insight into the nature, philosophical underpinnings and outlook of modern day conservatism and the Republican Party’s future.